Beauty in Rope Hell
A deeply disturbing exploitation film centered on abduction, confinement, and sexual violence with no redemptive arc or thematic depth.
A mailman becomes obsessed with a pretty, young wife. He captures the woman, tortures her and keeps her in his basement dungeon where she becomes his private sex toy.
Essence
Ensemble
Miki Takakura
Mitsuko(桧山光子) / Eikichi's wife
Maya Ito
Kayo(加代) / Prostitute (archive footage)
Kazuhiro Yamaji
Kazuhiko Koizumi(小泉和彦)
Yuri Morita
Yukie(雪絵)
Satsuki Watanabe
Setsu(世津)
Masayoshi Nogami
Rice dealer(闇米屋)
Kenji Nuibe
Eikichi(栄吉) / Mitsuko's husband
Hajime Ishigami
Tagayoshi(多賀吉)
Daisuke Iijima
Takaiwa(高岩伍長)
Kenji Shimamura
行事長
Seiroku Miyagawa
Head of Police station(警察署長)
Shigeo Katō
Hiyama(光子の父) / Mitsuko's Father
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